Oxcarbazepine (Page 8 of 10)
MEDICATION GUIDE
MEDICATION GUIDE Oxcarbazepine Oral Suspension, USP (ox” kar baz’ e peen) Rx only | |
What is the most important information I should know about oxcarbazepine? Do not stop taking oxcarbazepine without first talking to your healthcare provider. Stopping oxcarbazepine suddenly can cause serious problems. Oxcarbazepine can cause serious side effects, including: 1. Oxcarbazepine may cause the level of sodium in your blood to be low. Symptoms of low blood sodium include: | |
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Similar symptoms that are not related to low sodium may occur from taking oxcarbazepine. You should tell your healthcare provider if you have any of these side effects and if they bother you or they do not go away. Some other medicines can also cause low sodium in your blood. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all the other medicines that you are taking. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your sodium levels during your treatment with oxcarbazepine. 2. Oxcarbazepine may also cause allergic reactions or serious problems which may affect organs and other parts of your body like the liver or blood cells. You may or may not have a rash with these types of reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following: | |
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Many people who are allergic to carbamazepine are also allergic to oxcarbazepine. Tell your healthcare provider if you are allergic to carbamazepine. 3. Like other antiepileptic drugs, oxcarbazepine may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you: | |
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How can I watch for early symptoms of suicidal thoughts and actions?
Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms. Do not stop taking oxcarbazepine without first talking to a healthcare provider.
Suicidal thoughts or actions may be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes. | |
What is oxcarbazepine? Oxcarbazepine is a prescription medicine used:
It is not known if oxcarbazepine is safe and effective for use alone to treat partial-onset seizures in children less than 4 years of age or for use with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures in children less than 2 years of age. | |
Do not take oxcarbazepine if you are allergic to oxcarbazepine or any of the other ingredients in oxcarbazepine, or to eslicarbazepine acetate. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in oxcarbazepine. Many people who are allergic to carbamazepine are also allergic to oxcarbazepine. Tell your healthcare provider if you are allergic to carbamazepine. | |
Before taking oxcarbazepine, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking oxcarbazepine with certain other medicines may cause side effects or affect how well they work. Do not start or stop other medicines without talking to your healthcare provider. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. | |
How should I take oxcarbazepine?
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What should I avoid while taking oxcarbazepine?
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What are the possible side effects of oxcarbazepine? See “What is the most important information I should know about oxcarbazepine?” Oxcarbazepine may cause other serious side effects including:
Get medical help right away if you have any of the symptoms listed above or listed in “What is the most important information I should know about oxcarbazepine?” The most common side effects of oxcarbazepine include: | |
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These are not all the possible side effects of oxcarbazepine. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. | |
How should I store Oxcarbazepine Oral Suspension, USP?
Keep oxcarbazepine and all medicines out of the reach of children. | |
General Information about the safe and effective use of oxcarbazepine. Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use oxcarbazepine for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give oxcarbazepine to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about oxcarbazepine that is written for health professionals. | |
What are the ingredients in Oxcarbazepine Oral Suspension, USP? Active ingredient: oxcarbazepine, USP Inactive ingredients:
For more information call Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. at 1-800-962-8364. |
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Revised September 2022
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